American skier Lindsey VonnDoug Pensinger
Which is harder, winning an Olympic gold medal or shooting a hole in one?
That's a question American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn doesn't have to contemplate any more after she accomplished both feats - in the same year.
Vonn, who won gold at the Vancouver Olympics in February, made her hole in one on June 7 on a 167 yard par 3 in Monterey, California.
To boot, it was only her second time playing 18 holes.
"It was a scramble, and the other three players had already shanked their balls in the woods," Vonn told the New York Times. "I was last to hit, and when I saw the ball sailing toward the green, I was happy we were going to have a ball in play."
"All of a sudden, everyone started yelling and freaking out," Vonn said. "I never saw it go in and I didn't believe them until we got to the green and I picked it out of the hole. I was shocked."
"I hit a 5-iron for the hole in one. It didn't hit off a tree and go in, but it was obviously beginner's luck."
Vonn was also spared the traditional round of drinks for everyone in the clubhouse afterwards.
"It was an open bar afterward."
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Bubba Watson became the ninth first time winner on the PGA Tour this season with his playoff win at the Travelers Championship.
He came from six strokes back to take the victory, the largest on Tour this season and the largest comeback since Padraig Harrington erased a six stroke deficit to win the 2007 British Open.
Watson's win also snapped a three tournament winning streak by European players.
Justin Rose, who was leading heading into the final round and looking to extend the Euros winning streak, didn't stand a chance, statistically at least. An international player has not won the Travelers since Greg Norman did it back in 1995. Plus, the 54-hole leader has failed to win the last five PGA Tour events.
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Cristie Kerr is the first American to be ranked No. 1 on the LPGA Tour since the world rankings were first used in 2006.
Her wire-to-wire runaway record 12-shot victory on Sunday moved her past Japan's Ai Miyazato, who had taken over the No. 1 spot from South Korea's Jiyai Shin only a week earlier.
The only other two playes to hold down the top spot - Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, both of whom have since retired.
"You don't want to be No. 1 just for one week," Kerr told CBSSports.com. "Oh my god, I got there, and now I'm No. 1. It doesn't work that way. You have to do what Annika [Sorenstam]has done, you have to do what Lorena [Ochoa]has done week after week to prove you are No. 1. It's great to get there. That's Step 1 and prove it over and over every week."
Kerr's 12-shot victory is the most dominating performance at the LPGA Championship since Betsy King won the 1992 title by 11 shots.
Americans have won only four of the last 14 LPGA majors with Kerr accounting for two of those victories.
American players have won six of the last 34 LPGA Tour events and Kerr has three of those victories.
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Tiger Woods retained his number one world golf ranking for the 264th straight week. Despite a limited playing schedule this year, Woods has held the top spot for a total of 606 weeks in his career.
David Horsey and Bubba Watson made the biggest jumps this week thanks to their first wins on the European Tour and PGA Tour respectively. Horsey jumped from No. 188 to 94 while Watson moved up 31 places to No. 45.
Canadians Stephen Ames dropped three spots from 71 to 74; Mike Weir also fell three spots from 73 to 76 while Graham Delaet is down six from 153 to 159.
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For the 14th consecutive week, Ernie Els sits atop the FedEx Cup standings.
Stephen Ames fell three places to 61 while Mike Weir fell five spots to 96. Graham Delaet is at 107, down five spots as well.
Only the top 30 will advance to the FedEx Cup playoffs, which start August 26th with The Barclays tournament in New Jersey.
Those falling out of the top 30 this past week include Brian Davis, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter. Retief Goosen (up 7 places) and Scott Verplank (up 24 places) made the biggest moves into a playoff spot.